Bill Text: NH HB435 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-21 - Signed by Governor Sununu 03/18/2022; Chapter 7; 1/1/23 [HB435 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB435-Enrolled.html
HB 435-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
5Jan2022... 2197h
2021 SESSION
21-0638
11/10
HOUSE BILL 435-FN
AN ACT relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses
SPONSORS: Rep. Sykes, Graf. 13; Rep. Klein-Knight, Hills. 11
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the circumstances under which a driver's license may be suspended or revoked.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Jan2022... 2197h 21-0638
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Motor Vehicles; Authority to Suspend or Revoke License. Amend RSA 263:56, I(d) to read as follows:
(d) Is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle by reason of physical[,] or mental [or moral] impairment[. For purposes of this paragraph, a license suspension or revocation on the basis of moral impairment shall be predicated only upon a conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude];
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
21-0638
Amended 1/28/22
HB 435-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2021-2197h)
AN ACT relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill removes language specific to moral impairment and turpitude when determining an individual as competent to drive. The Department of Safety states this bill will have no impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety